AfBAA says its membership has more than doubled under its current leadership while expanding partnerships, committees, and engagement across Africa’s business aviation sector.
African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA) says its membership has more than doubled during the first 12 months under its current executive leadership, as the association expands its engagement across Africa’s business aviation sector.
According to AfBAA, membership has increased to 55 organisations over the past year, with a number of former members also returning to the association.
The association stated that its leadership strategy has focused on strengthening representation across multiple aviation sectors while improving collaboration with regulators and industry organisations. As part of this effort, AfBAA established a new UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) committee in response to growing unmanned aviation activity across the continent.
AfBAA also introduced a dedicated Operators Committee and expanded its Safety and Training Committee to support broader operational and industry development objectives.
The association confirmed that discussions with African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) resulted in agreements aimed at improving aviation data sharing and strengthening business aviation representation with African civil aviation authorities and international bodies including International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Dawit Lemma described the engagement with AFCAC as an important development for improving cooperation between aviation stakeholders and regulatory organisations across the continent.
AfBAA further confirmed the signing of memoranda of understanding with Commercial Aviation Association of Southern Africa (CAASA) and Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) to support collaboration on regional aviation matters.
The association is also working with the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) to encourage adoption of the IS-BAO and IS-BAH operational standards across African business aviation operators and handlers.
AfBAA said it would continue expanding its visibility and international engagement through initiatives such as the AfBAA Pavilion at the Aviation Africa event, with all 12 exhibition booths for the 2026 Nairobi edition already booked.
Craig Middleton said the association’s role included adapting global aviation frameworks to African operational conditions in support of safety, efficiency, and sector growth.
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